District Music Test Flashcards

1
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About how many different covers of “Big Yellow Taxi” have been recorded?

A

575

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2
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Who composed Ame no ki (Rain Tree)

A

Toru Takemitsu

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3
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Which instrument plays a cadenza before the entrance of the first theme in “On the Trail”?

A

violin

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4
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The singer of “Despite Repeated Warnings” was a member of what iconic band?

A

The Beatles

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5
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The A section in What a Wonderful World cadences on which scale degree, creating a lack of resolution?

A

mediant

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6
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Which BEST describes the text setting technique used on the world “time” in Idioteque.

A

melismatic

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7
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Sumer is icumen in is MOST strongly associated with which musical era?

A

Medieval (c. 1250)

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8
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Which English poet partially inspired Hermit Thrush at Morn?

A

John Clare

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9
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The cellos play grace notes in Global Warming, suggesting what style of folk music?

A

Irish

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10
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The excerpt included in the USAD Music Resource Guide from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 comes from which movement?

A

“Thunderstorm”

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11
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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) was made under which record label?

A

Motown

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12
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Around which year did the equal temperament tuning system become dominant?

A

1750

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13
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How many movements does Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony have?

A

5

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14
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Musical representations of tempests can be found as early as which era?

A

Baroque

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15
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What is the term for the fifth scale degree in a diatonic scale?

A

dominant

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16
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Who composed Le quatuor pour la fin du temps (“Quartet for the End of Time”)?

A

Olivier Messiaen

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17
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Which is the term that designates a slowing of tempo?

A

ritardando

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18
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Which friend of Toru Takemitsu’s was a source of inspiration, especially because of their visit to Hawai’i?

A

Kenzaburo Oe

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19
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For which instrument did Michael Daugherty compose his concerto Reflections on the Mississippi?

A

tuba

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20
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How did the Cleveland Plain Dealer describe Abels’s Global Warming?

A

“an irresistible display of orchestral color”

21
Q

Toru Takemitsu is from which country?

A

Japan

22
Q

For which album did Joni Mitchell win her first Grammay Award for “Best Folk Performance”?

A

Clouds

23
Q

Who was Michael Abels’s c-author for the opera Omar?

A

Rhiannon Giddens

24
Q

Stringed instruments are associated with which Sachs/Hornbostel classification?

A

chordophones

25
Q

In 1968, which song became the biggest hit that Motown Records had ever experienced?

A

“I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

26
Q

Which composer surveyed much of the United States in the work American Scene?

A

William Grant Still

27
Q

What was the band Radiohead initially called?

A

“On a Friday”

28
Q

What is another name for the bass clef in Western music notation?

A

F-clef

29
Q

What was Joni Mitchell’s christened name?

A

Roberta Joan Anderson

30
Q

Who gave Paul McCartney valuable listening skills from an early age, encouraging him to hear and sing harmony?

A

his father

31
Q

How many total songs did the album What’s Going On contain?

A

9

32
Q

What is the lowest male voice?

A

bass

33
Q

Where did Michael Abels attend college?

A

University of Southern California

34
Q

Who was Louis Armstrong’s mentor in Chicago?

A

Joe “King” Oliver

35
Q

Which instrument provide an excellent visual aid for understanding pitch and harmony?

A

piano

36
Q

What era saw the earliest forms of musical notation?

A

Medieval

37
Q

The earliest Catholic chants had what kind of texture?

A

monophonic

38
Q

What was the name of Joni Mitchell’s publishing company?

A

Siquomb Publishing

39
Q

Who founded Motown Records?

A

Berry Gordy, Jr.

40
Q

Which song did Paul McCartney write to express his gratitude to his wife Linda?

A

“Maybe I’m Amazed”

41
Q

Which of the following BEST explains how Takemitsu’s “Ame no ki (Rain Tree)” employs visual elements in the performance?

A

by employing spotlights to highlight the performers

42
Q

What role did Rimsky-Korsakov take on in the Russian navy that helped him with his music?

A

Inspector of Naval Bands

43
Q

Which of the following statements BEST explain why the song “What a Wonderful World” was written specifically for Louis Armstrong?

A

He was seen as a musician who could bring people together during national traumas.

44
Q

According to theorist Brad Osborn, what does the syllable “-teque” in the title “Idioteque” refer to?

A

discoteque, indicating a dance pice

45
Q

Which polyrhythmic effect is used in Beethoven’s “Thunderstorm” to evoke thunder?

A

a four-note ostinato in the string basses and a five-note ostinato in the cellos

46
Q

In the video of “Feels Like Summer,” Beyonce’s “R.I.P. Fredo Santana” shirt is significant because it primarily

A

honors a late rapper who collaborated with Gambino

47
Q

In “On the Trail,” which musical technique is used by the violinist to simulate the bray of a burro?

A

fermata

48
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In Toru Takemitsu’s “Waterscape” series, what notes comprise the “S-E-A” motif?

A

E-flat - E - A